NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 220
SENATE BILL 168

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RALEIGH RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY GIVEN FOR APPROPRIATING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR ADVERTISING THE ADVANTAGES OF THE CITY OF RALEIGH TO INDUSTRY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That Section 22(40) of the Charter of the City of Raleigh (Chapter 1184, Session Laws of 1949) be amended by striking out the entire paragraph designated as "(40)" and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"(40).	Appropriation for Advertising the City of Raleigh. To appropriate annually, in the discretion of the City Council, surplus public funds derived from sources other than taxation for the purpose of advertising the City of Raleigh by calling attention to its natural advantages, its resources, its enterprises, and its adaptability for industrial sites, with the object of increasing its trade and commerce and encouraging people to settle in the community. In expending the funds appropriated, the City Council may secure the advice and assistance of advertising agencies or others, with or without compensation, so that the best results may be had. The City Council of the City of Raleigh may also, by agreement with Wake County, appropriate surplus public funds not derived from taxation for the purpose of advertising the City of Raleigh and Wake County."
Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of April, 1961.